Environment Canada confirms tornado landed in Amaranth

Damage in Amaranth

Recent storm damage in Amaranth was caused by an EF1 tornado according to Environment Canada.
At about 4 p.m. on Tuesday (June 24), emergency responders began to receive multiple reports of structural damage caused by a storm spanning from Blind Line in Orangeville to 4th Line in Amaranth.
According to Environment Canada, that damage was caused by a tornado with winds reaching 175 km/h.
The tornado had a path of about seven km and about 150 metres wide.
The agency began investigating the weather event on Wednesday (June 25) and discovered the tornado moved a 16,000 pound RV eight feet, downed numerous trees and damaged the roof of a house.
Walls on another home were shifted from their foundation.
The same storm system also generated a twister in Tottenham that leveled homes and a barn,
The Amaranth Tornado is the sixth of the season confirmed by Environment Canada.